Crankshaw, Ned. <br/><br/>
Creating Vibrant Public Spaces :  Streetscape Design in Commercial and Historic Districts. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (225 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: A Philosophical Basis for Downtown Design -- Chapter 2: Space and Land Use Configuration in Historic Commercial Districts -- Chapter 3: Connections: Neighborhood and Downtown -- Chapter 4: Walking Downtown: The Visitor's Experience -- Chapter 5: The Arrangement of Parking: A Design Perspective -- Chapter 6: Streetscape and Public Space Design Guidelines -- Notes -- Index. 
<br/><br/> Clearly written and with numerous photos to enhance the text, Creating Vibrant Public Spaces uses examples from communities across the United States to illustrate the potential for restoring the balance provided by older urban centers between automobile access and "walkability." In advice that can be applied to a variety of settings and scales, Crankshaw describes the tenets of contemporary design theory, how to understand the physical evolution of towns, how to analyze existing conditions, and how to evaluate the feasibility of design recommendations. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781610910569 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>City planning--United States.<br/>Central business districts--United States.<br/>Public spaces--United States.<br/>Historic districts--United States.<br/>Urban renewal--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HT169.U5 C73 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>307.1/2160973